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The Energy Crisis We Are Entering Into Will Change the World

JB Shreve - October 26, 2021

China-Taiwan Threat backgrounder

Backgrounder to The China-Taiwan Threat

energy crunch

A Cold and Frustrating Winter Ahead – Energy Crunch and Broken Supply Lines

genocides today

Genocides Today – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode 10

evergrande

Evergrande, Our Upside-Down World, and the Shape of Things to Come

GERD Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

You Should Know About the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

JB Shreve - September 20, 2021

Middle East Water Crisis

JB Shreve - September 14, 2021

global hot spots

4 Global Hot Spots To Watch In September

JB Shreve - September 1, 2021

lebanon

The Cascade of Crises Bringing Lebanon to the Verge of Collapse

JB Shreve - August 31, 2021

Emergencies in Myanmar

A Crowd of Emergencies in Myanmar

JB Shreve - August 12, 2021

taliban advances

Six Provincial Capitals Fall to Taliban Advances Since Friday

JB Shreve - August 9, 2021

tigray crisis

Ethiopia Disintegrating – Background and Explainer

JB Shreve - August 5, 2021

Interrupted, Not Over

JB Shreve - August 2, 2021

water protests, water crisis

Water Protests in Iran, And the Shape of Things to Come

JB Shreve - July 28, 2021

food crisis

A Growing Global Food Crisis

JB Shreve - July 20, 2021

JB Shreve & the End of History ...looking at the history and facts behind the chaos